Simone McAullay

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Simone McAullay
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McAullay in 2022
Born (1976-04-14) 14 April 1976 (age 49)
Perth, Western Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present

Simone McAullay (born 14 April 1976) is an Australian actress.

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Early life

Born in Perth, Western Australia, McAullay moved to the East Coast as a late teenager, living in Byron Bay, and in the late 1990s, she auditioned to study at The Actors Centre in Sydney. After several years of study there, she graduated in 2000.

Career

In 2001, she was selected for the role of Angie McIntyre in the series Crash Palace . Also in 2001, she played the role of Mrs Harrison in the feature film, Invincible.

In a breakthrough role, from 2003 until 2006, she played the role of Senior Constable Susie Raynor on popular Australian drama series Blue Heelers . [1] In 2007, McAullay appeared in a recurring role as Vivian Anderson on Home and Away for 15 episodes. [2] She returned to Home and Away in April 2008 for five episodes. In July 2008, she portrayed forensic policewoman Jessica Mackay in the TV drama series, The Strip , a police crime drama set on the Gold Coast in Queensland, for the Nine Network. [3]

From 2013 to 2015, she auditioned from Australia for a role of hotelier Becca Fisher in the high-profile ITV drama series Broadchurch . [4] After being selected for the role, she relocated to the UK to begin work on the series, which became a critically acclaimed drama. Whilst in the UK, she had guest roles as Janine in The Smoke on Sky1, in the finale of The IT Crowd, and as Ruth Culver on Holby City. She also enjoyed a guest role on live recorded sitcom Count Arthur Strong and played Lyra in indie feature film Access All Areas. In 2016, she played the role of Jess Philips in the BBC Birmingham series, The Coroner .

After arriving back home in Australia in 2018, Simone joined the cast of The Commons as Francesca Boulay for streaming service Stan in 2019. In 2020, Simone played Alisa Black in three episodes of Cowboy Bebop , for Netflix US, filmed in New Zealand. In 2022, she joined the cast of La Brea season 2 as Kiera, for NBC.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNote
2001 Invincible Mrs. HarrisonFilm

Television

YearTitleRoleNote
2001 Crash Palace Angie McIntyeTV series (1 episode)
2003–2006 Blue Heelers Susie Raynor TV series (101 episodes)
2007–2008 Home and Away Viv AndersonTV series (9 episodes)
2008 The Strip Jessica MackayTV series (13 episodes)
2013–2015 Broadchurch Becca FisherTV series (14 episodes)
2013 The IT Crowd Shop AssistantTV series (1 episode)
2014 The Smoke JanineTV series (1 episode)
Holby City Ruth CulverTV series (1 episode)
2015 Count Arthur Strong AnnabelEpisode 2.7 "Fame at Last"
2016 The Coroner Jess PhelpsEpisode 2.1 "The Drop Zone"
2019 Home and Away Teresa Masterson TV series
2019 The Commons Francesca BoulayTV series
2020 Cowboy Bebop Alisa BlackTV series
2022 La Brea KieraTV series, season 2

References

  1. ↑ Miller, Kylie, From Perth to Mount Thomas; The Age , 18 September 2003.
  2. ↑ Mongrel a flamin' thrill. 13 November 2007.
  3. ↑ No bikkies for Frankie in new drama. 19 July 2008.
  4. ↑ "Simone McAullay – ITV's new crime drama 'Broadchurch' – Meet the cast – Digital Spy". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013.


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